Revised numbers show Trump inherited a far worse economy from Biden than reported by BLS

A revised jobs report shows the American job market was much weaker in 2024 than what was reported by the fired head of the Bureau Labor of Statistics. Read More

Census income tally finds Trump 1.0 economy outpaced Biden’s — and it wasn’t close

Our analysis of new US Census data found the middle class mostly treaded water in the Biden years, but enjoyed an income surge through most of Trump’s first term. Read More

Jobs, inflation, wages: How the economy has fared under Trump and Biden

Former President Trump claims to have had a much better economy than President Biden but does the data bear that out? Read More

Massive jobs revisions are a stain on Joe Biden’s legacy, too

The past two months’ job reports and a slew of recent employment data have made clear that America’s labor market has substantially weakened. Many of President Donald Trump’s critics have leveraged ... Read More

Trump administration risks messaging pitfall on economy that hamstrung Biden

Despite campaign claims that his policies would revitalize American manufacturing, Trump has received four consecutive negative jobs reports. Read More

Voters Say Trump Has Hurt the Economy More Than Helped

Overall, perceptions of the economy remain deeply negative, with 71 percent rating it poorly versus 29 percent positively. Read More

Job Revisions and the Trump Economy

Blaming Biden and the Federal Reserve for slow growth won’t work forever. Read More

Trump’s economy takes a toll on middle-class Americans as his poll numbers on economics fall

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll has Trump’s overall approval rating hovering at 42% and his approval rating on the cost of living at just 30%. MSNBC political analyst Brendan Buck and former Communications ... Read More

US economy added 911,000 fewer jobs than previously reported in largest-ever revision

U.S. employers added far fewer jobs in 2024 and early 2025 than previously thought, indicating the labor market may have been significantly weaker than initial estimates had suggested. The U.S. Read More

Donald Trump’s Incredible Shrinking Economy

The headline news from the jobs numbers Friday was that unemployment rose to nearly a four-year high in August—that is, higher than it was during the majority of President Joe Biden’s presidency. But ... Read More

Trump economy raises optimism to four-year high

In the latest McLaughlin & Associates national survey, the percentage of voters who believe the country is on the right track has jumped 10 points since Inauguration Day, to 44%, and those viewing it ... Read More